Radeon RX 6750 XT vs HD 6850M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6850M with Radeon RX 6750 XT, including specs and performance data.

HD 6850M
2011
1 GB GDDR3, 50 Watt
1.97

RX 6750 XT outperforms HD 6850M by a whopping 2540% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking88548
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data51.91
Power efficiency2.8214.89
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGranvilleNavi 22
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 January 2011 (14 years ago)3 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores8002560
Core clock speed675 MHz2150 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2600 MHz
Number of transistors1,040 million17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate27.00416.0
Floating-point processing power1.08 TFLOPS13.31 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs40160
Ray Tracing Coresno data40

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB12 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s432.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.1
VulkanN/A1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

HD 6850M 1.97
RX 6750 XT 52.01
+2540%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

HD 6850M 1470
RX 6750 XT 48327
+3189%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

HD 6850M 6246
RX 6750 XT 104004
+1565%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p20
−2400%
500−550
+2400%
Full HD24
−588%
165
+588%
1440p3−4
−2800%
87
+2800%
4K1−2
−5000%
51
+5000%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.33
1440pno data6.31
4Kno data10.76

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−1560%
166
+1560%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−2650%
165
+2650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−2825%
110−120
+2825%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−1200%
130
+1200%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−967%
64
+967%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−3245%
368
+3245%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−7400%
150
+7400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−1150%
100−105
+1150%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−2825%
110−120
+2825%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−990%
109
+990%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−800%
54
+800%
Dota 2 4−5
−3875%
159
+3875%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−277%
49
+277%
Fortnite 10−11
−2060%
210−220
+2060%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−2664%
304
+2664%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
−3950%
162
+3950%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−5900%
120
+5900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
−975%
210−220
+975%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−1150%
100−105
+1150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1833%
170−180
+1833%
World of Tanks 35−40
−615%
270−280
+615%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−2825%
110−120
+2825%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−860%
96
+860%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−717%
49
+717%
Dota 2 4−5
−3175%
131
+3175%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−762%
110−120
+762%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−2264%
260
+2264%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
−975%
210−220
+975%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 106
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−1150%
170−180
+1150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−5900%
60−65
+5900%
World of Tanks 12−14
−2592%
350−400
+2592%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 85−90
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−900%
30
+900%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−2567%
160−170
+2567%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−4650%
95−100
+4650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−2060%
100−110
+2060%
Valorant 8−9
−2388%
190−200
+2388%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−233%
30−33
+233%
Dota 2 16−18
−550%
104
+550%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−593%
104
+593%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−3033%
180−190
+3033%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−3800%
35−40
+3800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−593%
104
+593%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−3300%
65−70
+3300%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−22.2%
11
+22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−550%
13
+550%
Dota 2 16−18
−531%
101
+531%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4600%
90−95
+4600%
Fortnite 0−1 90−95
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 55−60
Valorant 2−3
−5450%
110−120
+5450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Forza Horizon 5 142
+0%
142
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Forza Horizon 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 5 129
+0%
129
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Dota 2 106
+0%
106
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 186
+0%
186
+0%
Metro Exodus 126
+0%
126
+0%

4K
High Preset

Metro Exodus 47
+0%
47
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 99
+0%
99
+0%

This is how HD 6850M and RX 6750 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 6750 XT is 2400% faster in 900p
  • RX 6750 XT is 588% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6750 XT is 2800% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6750 XT is 5000% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6750 XT is 7400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6750 XT is ahead in 48 tests (80%)
  • there's a draw in 12 tests (20%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.97 52.01
Recency 4 January 2011 3 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 250 Watt

HD 6850M has 400% lower power consumption.

RX 6750 XT, on the other hand, has a 2540.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6750 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6850M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6850M is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6750 XT is a desktop one.


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